<p>I would like to work abroad next summer and after doing a preliminary search I've noticed that programs are either: 1) unpaid or 2) has this ridiculous $700 dollar fee. What's with the fees? Is that for working visas and such?</p>
<p>Do you guys have any recommendations of which sites or companies to look at?</p>
<p>the first thing you need to look at are the visa restrictions. With the advent of the EU many European countries have placed significant restrictions on non-EU workers and will not grant work visas for many areas of work.</p>
<p>Without the necessary work visa YOU become an illegal immigrant and employers will not be able to legally hire you.</p>
<p>Check for overseas internships through a partnership with your university. My son just returned from 9 weeks in London doing research at Imperial College. This was a paid internship and he didn't have to pay any "fees" but he did have housing/food expenses.</p>